أَرِقَ الحَزينُ وَعادَهُ سُهُدُه

لِطَوارِقِ الهَمِّ الَّتي تَرِدُه

The grieved couldn't sleep, insomnia haunted him,

Due to worries' ghosts that kept visiting him.

وَذَكَرتُ مَن لانَت كَبِدي

فَأَبى فَلَيسَ تَلينُ لي كَبِدُه

And I remembered the one who burdened my liver,

But he refused, so my liver won't be softened.

وَأَبى فَلَيسَ بِنازِلٍ بَلَدي

أَبَداً وَلَيسَ بِمُصلِحي بَلَدُه

And he refused, so he won't reside my country,

Never, and he won't fix my homeland's affairs.

فَصَدَعتُ حينَ أَبى مَوَدَّتَهُ

صَدَعَ الزُجاجَةِ دائِمٌ أَبَدُه

So I cracked when he refused his affection,

The one who always cracks glass cracked it.

وَعَرَفتُ أَنَّ الطَيرَ قَد صَدَقَت

يَومَ الكَدانَةِ شَرَّ ما تَعِدُه

And I knew the birds told the truth,

On the day of the pot - how evil is what it promises!

فَاِصبِر فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ ذي أَجَلٍ

يَوماً يَجيءُ فَيَنقَضي عَدَدُه

So be patient, for every being with a lifespan,

Has a day that comes and finishes his count.

ماذا تُعاتِبُ مِن زَمانِكَ إِذ

ظَعَنَ الحَبيبُ وَحَلَّ بي كَمَدُه

What do you blame your time for when,

The beloved was unfaithful and his negligence befell me?